Tobacco-container.



I. J. MARCUSE.

TOBACCO CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20, I913.

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TOBACCO-CONTAINER.

Lid-9155.

Application filed March 20, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ISAAC J. MARCUSE, a citizen of the United States,residing in Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tobacco-Containers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in tobacco containers and itconsists in the novel parts and devices and combination thereof hereinset forth and made the subject matter of claim.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specificationFigure 1 is a vertical section of the improved container; Fig. 2 a topor plan view of the in side sliding cover; Fig. 3 a vertical section ofthe container and a side view of the cover illustrating the manner ofinserting the latter.

This container is made of sheet metal and in the form of a cylindric canor vessel provided with an outside fitting slip cover the flange ofwhich may set down against a bead or shoulder formed in thebody of thevessel near its top. Inside of the vessel is a second cover which isshown made in a dome shape and which has at its lower edge a verticalflange adapted to fit the interior surface of the walls of the vesseland to slide snugly up and down. This construction enables a moisteningsponge or pad to be placed in the dome of the inside fitting cover whichmay be pushed down to follow the tobacco as it is used out of thepackage to keep the moist air confined as close as desired to thecontents. In the case of a newly filled ackage this internal slidingcover may be ,ashed down into close contact with the tobacco, holdingthe same from shaking about in the package in transportation and keepingthe Contents practically sealed from outside influences. The slidingdome shaped horizontal position. A ring and staple affords convenientmeans for manipulating the sliding cover and also for holding themoistening pad in place.

In the said drawings, A represents the Specification of Letters Patent.

cover may be readily inserted by starting sald cover vertically andturning it into the Patented July is, rare.

Serial No. 755,815.

body of the sheet metal can. B is the ordinary bottom secured thereto.

C is a common form of slip cover fitting over the upper end of the canand setting down against a bead c. D is the dome shaped interior fittingfollower cover having the depending flange d to fit the interior of thecan.

E is any ordinary moistening pad or sponge which may be held in place bythe staple F to which may be attached the handle ring G. As indicated inthe dotted lines of Fig. 1, this dome sliding cover may be pushed downto the bottom of the can, if desired, and may be thus made to follow thetobacco as the same is being used out. To insert the dome shaped coverit is convenient to start it in a vertical position, as shown at Fig. 3,and turn it after the dome shaped cover has been pushed part way in.

- lVhen the sliding cover is pushed down to engage the tobacco, itsdepending flange 65 will be arrested by thetobacco and support the coverat a considerable distance above the body of the tobacco forming a moistair space which extends over the whole body of the tobacco. The bottomedge of the depending flange serves as a scraper edge to remove anyparticles of tobacco which, :owing to their moisture, may cling to theinner side of the container and might cause the formation of moldthereon and the infection of the body of the tobacco.

I claim A tobacco container comprising a sheet metal can having a coverin combination with a second internal follower cover havmg a dependingflange forming a scraper edge arranged along the vertical wall of thecontamer, which flange is arrested by the tobacco inthe container whenthe inner cover is inserted therein so as to form a moist air chamberabove the surface of the tobacco, and a moistening pad attached to theunder surface of the inner cover, substantially as specified.

ISAAC J. MARCUSE.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED J. KIRSH, J. E. HESLEP.

